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Café au Lait CSP-290
On-screen approximation from the published RGB value. Order a physical sample before you decide.
Undertone: Saturated orange (a color, not a neutral)
In CIELAB, Café au Lait sits at L* 55.7, a* 8.8, b* 23.6. Its hue angle is 69° and its chroma is 25.2, so it reads as an outright orange rather than a neutral. It classifies as warm. Among Benjamin Moore colors with a similar LRV (±5), it is warmer (more yellow) than 72%.
LRV 24.0: dark
Light Reflectance Value runs from 0 (absolute black) to 100 (perfect white). At 24.0, Café au Lait is lighter than 26% of Benjamin Moore colors. Absorbs most light. Good for accent walls, cabinets, doors and exteriors; needs good lighting indoors.
Closest Sherwin-Williams match to Café au Lait
Ranked by CIEDE2000 color difference (ΔE) computed from published RGB values. Below 2 is hard to tell apart on the wall; above 4 is a different color.
| Color | Code | ΔE2000 | How close | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Almond Roca | SW 9105 | 1.54 | Very close | |
| Hopsack | SW 6109 | 2.08 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Cardboard | SW 6124 | 2.15 | Close — difference visible side by side |
Closest Behr match to Café au Lait
Ranked by CIEDE2000 color difference (ΔE) computed from published RGB values. Below 2 is hard to tell apart on the wall; above 4 is a different color. Behr does not publish LRV, so Behr values here are estimates.
| Color | Code | ΔE2000 | How close | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fudge Truffle | 270F-6 | 0.94 | Practically identical | |
| Hazel | S280-6 | 1.20 | Very close | |
| Outdoor Land | MQ2-11 | 1.24 | Very close |
Similar Benjamin Moore colors
| Color | Code | ΔE2000 | How close | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fairmont Gold | 1071 | 1.97 | Very close | |
| Chowning's Tan | CW-195 | 2.71 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Edgewood Rocks | 1056 | 2.86 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Maryville Brown | HC-75 | 2.96 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Hillcrest Tan | 1078 | 3.03 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Gingersnaps | 1063 | 3.15 | Close — difference visible side by side |
Lighter and darker versions
Colors from Benjamin Moore with nearly the same hue and saturation, one step lighter or darker.
- Etruscan AF-355 · lighter, LRV 26.1
- Gingersnaps 1063 · lighter, LRV 26.2
- Chowning's Tan CW-195 · lighter, LRV 26.8
- Fox Hollow Brown 1235 · darker, LRV 21.6
- Natural Cedartone ES-45 · darker, LRV 21.2
- Maryville Brown HC-75 · darker, LRV 21.6
Colors that go with Café au Lait
Color-theory pairings — the nearest Benjamin Moore color to each rotated hue, keeping the same lightness and saturation:
- Electric Blue 2061-40 · complementary (180°)
- Drenched Sienna 1182 · analogous (−30°)
- Savannah Shade 525 · analogous (+30°)
- Soft Spruce 671 · triadic (120°)
- Purple Heart 1406 · triadic (240°)
Café au Lait vs popular colors
- Teak (Benjamin Moore ES-30, ΔE 8.6) is lighter (LRV 25.9 vs 24.0), more yellow/warm, more red/pink, more saturated.
- Firenze (Benjamin Moore AF-225, ΔE 9.0) is about as light, more yellow/warm, more red/pink, more saturated.
- Beige Gray (Benjamin Moore ES-51, ΔE 10.1) is lighter (LRV 40.6 vs 24.0), more blue/cool, more green, more muted.